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Here’s a fun, and challenging, glute activation workout that I do once or twice a week. This series is adapted from an article by Bret Contreras, the “glute guy”. In his article “Dispelling The Glute Myth” he states that no amount of heavy squats, deadlifts, or lunges will strengthen your glutes as much as glute … Continue reading →

Well, now that I finally have a few minutes to digest what just happened in Halifax, I will share my post-competition thoughts with you. The 2015 CBBF Bikini, Figure, Fitness and Physique Championships just took place this past weekend, on July 18. The best of the best from every province in Canada competed for the … Continue reading →

With the 2014 competition season now in full swing, I thought it would be a good time to bring up a very important, and often overlooked, aspect of competing: sportsmanship. A LOOK BACK When I first entered the world of competition I can remember the immense loneliness I felt as I prepped for the big … Continue reading →

With the 2014 competition season getting underway, I shelved this blog post until now. It’s a cross section of experiences, from veteran fitness competitors to newbies to the competitive stage. Here four beautiful and strong women candidly share their thoughts, feelings and personal experiences regarding competition and training, and life around both. ALEX First up … Continue reading →

Tattoos and the art of tattooing has been around for thousands of years, and has penetrated just about every culture. Over the years, the taboo surrounding tattoos has diminished and has become more accepted. However, despite this widespread acceptance, in certain cultures tattoos are still regarded as “unacceptable”. The fitness industry being one of them. … Continue reading →

A Right Proper Ass Whoopin’! This past weekend was spent working out. Not my normal routine of weights, followed by some cardio (no diss to Mindi O’Brien, trust me!) No, from Friday night, through to Sunday morning, coach to the pros, Mike Davies kicked me and 30 other girls’ butts by squeezing (what felt like) a month … Continue reading →

When I was working in Palau, Micronesia, I tore my shoulder. Long story short: I was on a skip boat and we were loading stuff onto the big boat. I was holding onto a rope off the side of the big boat to try to steady the boats in 5 metre high waves. Well, the … Continue reading →

I'm not a big New Year resolution-er, which is why I didn't post about resolutions and how to stick to them, blah blah blah. I used to make resolutions to drink more water, but then realized how stupid that actually is, and stopped. Now, I just drink water all year round. Duh! If you are … Continue reading →

Ok, Day 3. By now you should feel pretty “worked” if you’ve been following along. I haven’t heard any groans, which means you’re either not training hard enough – or at all! Today is similar to Day 1, another circuit and focus on core work. However, today’s circuit is more full body than predominantly upper … Continue reading →